The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-12-01
THE NEWS IN PARAGRAPHS.
Interesting Items e';;sfIy ChronicIed
~ For Our Readers.

Interesting Items e,;;sfIy ChronicIed
For Our Readers.
Directors of the Pennsylvania road
have formed a savings bank for their en-
plOyes.
During the year ending Nov the
births in Duluth numbered 424 and the
deaths 312.
The Alarm, of which Parsons was
editor was issued Friday for the first time
since the execution.
Trail is the banner prohibition county
Of Dakota. Every precinct gave ma
jority against the sale.
Vice-President Cakes, of the Northern
Pacific, denies the statements I'm regard
to consolidation with the Wisconsin
Central. .......
Tom Lowry, according to a telegram
from Aberdeen, has succeeded in floating
bonds for $50 miles of the Aberdeen, Bis
marck & Northwestern railroad.
The Duluth chamber of commerce,
board of trade and produce exchange will
| send committee to Washington this
winter to lay before congress the interests
of Duluth as affected by waterways.
Fort Wayne, Ind, is threated with a
water famine.
Miss Willard was elected president of
the w. G. 7. U.
The National Base Ball league has ac-
cepted the modified contract proposed by
the brotherhood.
Mr.. Wharton Barker says the reports
via San Francisco of the revocation by
China of the American banking privi-
| ileges is unfounded. 49,.
The steamer City Of Green Bay was to-
tally destroyed by fire at Green Bay. No
lives lost. The boat was valued at $l6,-
co., and was insured for 81, 600 Her
cargo consisted of $4,000 worth of mer-
chandise.
The malsters' strike at Milwaukee is
likely to assume large proportions. The
brewers have decided not to handle malt
made by non-union workmen, and as
three brewing establishments have de-
clined to yield to this stipulation a strike
of the brewers employed in them is looked
for.
The banks Of Des Moines have organ
| lied a clearinghouse and will begin to do
regular clearing house business Dec. /.
Workmen, while making temporary re-
pairs upon large Touring mill at Peru,
Ind, discovered among the wheat on the
first and second floors two dynamite cart
ridges, either one with power sufficient to
destroy the building.
John Williams and Preston Rush, both
colored, became engaged in a row at Keo-
Ruk, Iowa, over a nickel which the latter
claimed the former owed him. Rush
knocked Williams down, and the latter
pulled a knife from his pocket and
stabbed Rush to the heart.
Ranchmen near Denver, Col. have snf-
fered heavily by the fire which burned
200 square miles Friday, in Grant county.
International six-day go-as-you- please
race was started at Philadelphia Sunday
night. There were thirteen starters.
The Wisconsin Veterans home,
recently established at Waupaca, is ready
for the reception of inmates.
The Northern Pacific will fight the
order of the state railroad commission to
reduce passenger rates to three cents per
mile.
A gang of counterfeiters were arrested
near Port Huron, Mich, and two expen-
siye plansfor making bogus silver dollars
"clS III UuSlT pOoScSSlOu.
1t is reported that third of the wheat
which will leave the farms of the coun-
try during the entire year was sold in
New York city during the last six days.
Fire broke out in the seventeenth level
Of the Calmet s. Hecla mine at Ishpem-
ing, Mich. The mine has been closed
and chemicals will be used to extinguish
the flames.
1t is reported that Russia is massing
Bee, 600 troops ON the German and Aus
TRAN frontiers.
No disturbances were INDUCED in in
London Sunday. The force of police at
Trafalgar square was not as large as ON
the Sunday previous
1t is reported that Mr.. Hall, for SO
many years United States minister to
Central America, will retire at an early
date, and be succeeded by q gentleman
formerly attached to the American lega-
ton in England.
The homeless newsboys and newsgirls
of Chicago were given good, substantial
Thanksgiving Dinner at the First cavalry
armory Sunday. After the eating was
over the children were favored with an
address by Hon. Nonard SWEET.
Grinnen has inaugurated a crusade
against Chicago bucket shops.
The origin of the Barnum fire Is still
mystery. The general belief is it was
incendiary
Herr Most says the gibbet will here
after be to the anarchists what the cross
is to the Christian.
There was frost and thin fee at Tampa
Tuesday morning, closing the epidemic
which had already about died out.
The Illinois Central is expected to
reach Sioux Falls, d. T., Dec. 5. 1t is
estimated that it will cost SIS, 900 to fill
up the Illinois Central yards now build
ing.
The.gross earnings of the Manitoba
road for October were 81 ,061 1913, against
$3.50, 057 last year, an increase of $111,-
S76. October earnings of the Minnesota
& Northwestern were $500, against
$50, 973 last year.
The circulation of standard silver dol
lars has increased by nearly $4,000, 900
since July 1.
In Southern Arizona business of all
kinds is increasing in volume, and the
mining and cattle industries are assum-
ing large proportions.
The interstate commerce commission
are engaged in hearing complaints against
a number of railroads for discriminating
in favor of the Standard Oil company.
The Grand Army people at Des Moines
have made arrangements for grand ex-
cursion to Marshalltown on the Both
inst, TO attend the formal dedication Of
the new soldiers'home at that place.
Last weeks increase in the stock of
wheat in sight in this country amounted
to 1871 56 bushels. The stock of corn
for the same time suffered decrease OF
363, 198 bushels, and oats 78, 100 bushels.
The stock of wheat on last Saturday was
90, S72, 248 bushels, and of oats $3.50, 1888
bushels.
To Gather in Recruits.
ST. PAUL, Nov. Is Capt. Frank D.